Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant: Top 100 Songs/Studio Albums Ranked

Led Zeppelin et al

Top 100 Songs

Robert Plant (l) and Jimmy Page (r), image from elespanol.com

British heavy-metal rock supergroup formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page (guitar), Robert Plant (vocals), John Paul Jones (bass/keyboards), and John “Bonzo” Bonham (drums). Page had previously been in the Yardbirds while Plant and Bonham worked together in Band of Joy. The band broke up in 1980 after Bonham died of asphyxiation at age 33 on 9/25/1980.

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Top 100 Songs


Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. Songs are by Led Zeppelin unless noted otherwise. The Firm featured Jimmy Page on guitar and the Honeydrippers featured Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Songs which hit #1 on various charts are noted. (Click for codes to singles charts.)

DMDB Top 1%:

1. Stairway to Heaven (1971) #1 CL
2. Whole Lotta Love (1969) #1 CL, AU
3. Kashmir (1975) #1 CL

DMDB Top 2%:

4. Rock and Roll (1971) #1 CL
5. Black Dog (1971) #1 CL
6. Immigrant Song (1970) #1 CL

DMDB Top 5%:

7. Over the Hills and Far Away (1973) #1 CL
8. Dazed and Confused (1969) #1 CL
9. Ramble On (1969) #1 CL
10. D’Yer Mak’er (1973) #1 CL

DMDB Top 10%:

11. Heartbreaker (1969) #1 CL
12. Going to California (1971) #1 CL
13. Trampled Under Foot (1975)
14. Good Times, Bad Times (1969)
15. Fool in the Rain (1979)
16. All My Love (1979) #1 CL
17. Living Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman) (1969) #1 CL
18. Thank You (1969)
19. When the Levee Breaks (1971)
20. What Is and What Should Never Be (1969)

21. In the Mood (Robert Plant, 1983)
22. Sea of Love (Honeydrippers, 1984) #1 AC, CN
23. Rockin’ at Midnight (Honeydrippers, 1984)
24. The Ocean (1973)
25. Communication Breakdown (1969)
26. Misty Mountain Hop (1971)
27. Big Log (Robert Plant, 1983)

DMDB Top 20%:

28. Hurting Kind (I’ve Got My Eyes on You) (Robert Plant, 1990) #1 AR
29. Tall Cool One (Robert Plant, 1988) #1 AR
30. Heaven Knows (Robert Plant, 1988) #1 AR

31. Gallows Pole (1970)
32. Little by Little (Robert Plant, 1985) #1 AR
33. If I Were a Carpenter (Robert Plant, 1993)
34. Since I’ve Been Loving You (1970)
35. Radioactive (The Firm, 1985) #1 AR
36. Hey Hey What Can I Do (1970)
37. Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You (1969)
38. 29 Palms (Robert Plant, 1993)
39. Ship of Fools (Robert Plant, 1988)
40. Burning Down One Side (Robert Plant, 1982)

41. I Believe (Robert Plant, 1993)
42. Achilles Last Stand (1976)
43. The Battle of Evermore (1971)

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

44. The Song Remains the Same (1973)
45. Nobody’s Fault But Mine (1976)
46. No Quarter (1973)
47. Please Read the Letter (Robert Plant with Alison Krauss, 2007)
48. The Rain Song (1973)
49. Other Arms (Robert Plant, 1983) #1 AR
50. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (The Firm, 1985)

51. Shine It All Around (Robert Plant, 2005)
52. In My Time of Dying (1975)
53. Little Sister (Rockpile with Robert Plant, 1981)
54. All the King’s Horses (The Firm, 1986) #1 AR
55. Satisfaction Guaranteed (The Firm, 1985)
56. Dancing Days (1973)
57. Most High (Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, 1998) #1 AR
58. Calling to You (Robert Plant, 1993)
59. In the Evening (1979)
60. Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night (Robert Plant, 1990)

61. Houses of the Holy (1975)
62. Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On) (Robert Plant with Alison Krauss, 2007)
63. Baby Come on Home (1968)
64. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp (1970)
65. Bring It on Home (1969)
66. Take Me for a Little While (Coverdale-Page, 1993)
67. Tie Dye on the Highway (Robert Plant, 1990)
68. That’s the Way (1970)
69. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen live with Robert Plant, 1992)
70. Tangerine (1970)

71. Down by the Seaside (1975)
72. Travelling Riverside Blues (1969)
73. Celebration Day (1970)
74. In the Light (1975)
75. The Lemon Song (1969)
76. Darlene (1978)
77. How Many More Times (1969)
78. Pride and Joy (Coverdale-Page, 1993) #1 AR
79. Four Sticks (1971)
80. Moby Dick (1969)

81. Down by the Seaside (Tori Amos with Robert Plant, 1995)
82. Shake My Tree (Coverdale-Page, 1993)
83. Your Time Is Gonna Come (1969)
84. Boogie with Stu (1975)
85. I’m Gonna Crawl (1979)
86. You Shook Me (1969)
87. Friends (1970)
88. One More Cup of Coffee (Robert Plant, 2002)
89. The Crunge (1973)
90. Ten Years Gone (1975)

91. Ozone Baby (1978)
92. The Only One (Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, 1988)
93. I Can’t Quit You Baby (1969)
94. The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair (live, 1969)
95. Out on the Tiles (1970)
96. The Rover (1975)
97. For Your Life (1976)
98. Pledge Pin (Robert Plant, 1982)
99. Anniversary (Robert Plant, 1990)
100. Angel Dance (Robert Plant, 2010)


Led Zeppelin et al: Studio Albums Ranked


Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by album’s appearances on best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, critics’ ratings, and awards. Also factored in are the status of each album’s songs in Dave’s Music Database for songs.

1. Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
2. Led Zeppelin II (1969)
3. Physical Graffiti (1975)
4. Led Zeppelin I (1969)
5. Houses of the Holy (1973)
6. Led Zeppelin III (1970)
7. Raising Sand (Robert Plant with Alison Krauss, 2007)
8. In Through the Out Door (1979)
9. Now and Zen (Robert Plant, 1988)
10. Presence (1976)

11. Mighty Rearranger (Robert Plant, 2005)
12. Band of Joy (Robert Plant, 2010)
13. The Principle of Moments (Robert Plant, 1983)
14. Fate of Nations (Robert Plant, 1993)
15. Pictures at Eleven (Robert Plant, 1982)
16. Manic Nirvana (Robert Plant, 1990)
17. Walking into Clarksdale (Robert Plant with Jimmy Page, 1998)
18. Carry Fire (Robert Plant, 2017)
19. Coverdale-Page (Jimmy Page with David Coverdale, 1993)
20. Coda (archives: 1969-78, released 1982)

21. Volume One (The Honeydrippers, 1984)
22. The Firm (The Firm, 1985)
23. Dreamland (Robert Plant, 2002)
24. Shaken ‘N’ Stirred (Robert Plant, 1985)
25. Lullaby and…the Ceaseless Roar (Robert Plant, 2014)
26. Mean Business (The Firm, 1986)
27. Outrider (Jimmy Page, 1988)
28. Death Wish II soundtrack (Jimmy Page, 1982)


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First posted 8/20/2012; last updated 11/16/2021.

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